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April  2007
Petraeus: Surge Hasn’t Stemmed Baghdad Violence 4-30
U.S. troop death toll in Iraq over 100 for April 4-30
Army Chief Wants to Speed Up Troop Hike 4-30
Armored Vehicles for Iraq Delayed 4-30
Rebuilding in Iraq is Missing Key Goals 4-30
Experts: Iraq will be worse for U.S. than Vietnam. 4-30
A department of the Iraqi prime minister's office is playing a leading role in the arrest and removal of senior Iraqi army and national police officers 4-30
How Much Iraqi Crude Oil is Being Stolen? Mystery of the Missing Meters 4-30
Scenes from Baghdad 4-30
Blackwater mercenaries, West Point graduates & other contractors' tales 4-30
Popular Iraqi Broadcaster Shot, Narrowly Escapes Assassination 4-30
Security developments in Iraq, April 30 4-30
"Secret" Air Base for Iraq War started prior 9-11 4-30
Most Iraqi success stories have a chance to be successful all over again: US Rebuilt Iraq Projects Crumbling. Don't worry, Halliburton will fix it (for a fee). 4-29
Bomb Explodes Near Main Shiite Shrine In Karbala 4-28
State Dept Report: Terrorist Attacks Skyrocket 29% In One Year 4-28
President Bush explains if we count actual deaths of Iraqis as Iraqi deaths, then the terrorists have won 4-28
Cheney continues claims of Saddam-Qaeda connection 4-28
The reason US officials could report that violence in Iraq has dropped is (pick one): a.) The "surge" effect, b.) weakening of the insurgents' will, c.) they stopped counting car bombs as being violent 4-27
A highly-commended active-duty Army officer has published “a blistering attack on U.S. generals, saying they have botched the war in Iraq and misled Congress about the situation there.” 4-27
57% Favor Immediate Troop Withdrawal or Firm Deadline. Just 29% Believe Troop Surge Worked 4-27
Riverbend is leaving Iraq 4-27
A British soldier has broken ranks within days of returning from Iraq to speak publicly of the horror of his tour of duty there, painting a picture of troops under siege, "sitting ducks" to an increasingly sophisticated insurgency. 4-27
Iraq Sunni tribes build police force, fight al Qaeda 4-27
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 26 April 2007 4-27
A car bomb killed and wounded dozens of people near the religiously mixed town of Tal Afar in northern Iraq on Friday, police said. 4-27
Senior Iraqi security officials on Friday denied there had been a suicide car bombing in northern Iraq on Friday. 4-27
Colonel in charge of U.S. Army's main detention center in Baghdad arrested for aiding the enemy 4-26
White House excludes bomb deaths in casualty counts. 4-26
Casualty figures continue to climb in Iraq 4-26
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Wednesday, 25 April 2007 4-26
Army implies that Pat Tillman's family is upset about friendly fire incident because they are atheists. 4-26
Britain denies banning Iraq combat for Prince Harry 4-26
Two security plans drawn up by U.S. forces failed dramatically, with a series of bombings last week that killed more than 300 people in Baghdad. Iraqis blame the occupation for the bloodbath. 4-26
Security developments in Iraq, April 26 4-26
Security Incidents for April 25, 2007 4-26
IRAQ: Decline in municipal services boosts violence and disease 4-26
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul gives his exit strategy for Iraq: "We just marched in, and we can just march out." 4-25
I'll veto bill that sets troop withdrawal deadline: Bush 4-25
Several retired generals endorsed Congress' Iraq withdrawal legislation yesterday. 4-25
The Iraqi government withheld recent casualty figures from the United Nation 4-25
Iraqi PM "losing grip" on government. Mission Accomplished. Last throes. 4-25
Army Ranger says he was ordered to keep quiet about Pat Tillman's friendly-fire death 4-25
The Pentagon has yet to discipline anyone for spreading any of this false information regarding the death of Pat Tillman and the "capture" of Jessica Lynch 4-25
Car Bomb Kills Nine US Soldiers In Baghdad 4-24
Predator drone may have filmed Pat Tillman killing as it flew over the battle scene 4-24
Escalation Architect: "We Are Turning A Corner In Iraq" 4-24
Students at Baghdad Technology University 'hung up a banner to express their solidarity' with the Virginia Tech students 4-24
Iraq war veteran, Coons developed symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD during combat, apparently triggered by seeing a fellow soldier at a morgue. He was sent to Walter Reed hospital, where he was neglected and eventually hung himself with a bed sheet in his room. Years later, his parents still can't get the Army to turn over his medical records and personal belongings. 4-24
Democrats to Push March 31 Iraq War Withdrawal 4-24
Maliki Orders Halt To US Construction Of Baghdad Wall 4-23
IRAQ: Walls will increase violence, specialists say 4-23
Security developments in Iraq, April 23
Romanian PM set to propose Iraq troop withdrawal, you forgot Poland 4-23
Olympia Snowe (R - Maine) proposes a possible timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. 4-21
Soldier Was Deployed To Iraq With Traumatic Brain Injury 4-21
Bush says that sectarian murders have dropped by half since the military buildup, but since the US doesn't keep statistics on civilian deaths, you'll have to take his word for it 4-21
Report On Haditha Condemns Marines: Signs of Misconduct Were Ignored, U.S. General Says 4-21
Pentagon Confirms: President Bush has been hyping a false Iraq spending deadline. 4-20
US To Build Wall Around Baghdad Sunni Neighborhood 4-20
US Says Iranians Aid Iraqi Sunni Car Bombers. 4-20
Refresher: Saudis announce plan to back Sunnis in case of Iraqi civil war. The Iranians will no doubt back the Shiites. Neither plans on waiting until next year. 12-13
Maliki sees 'open battle' for control of Iraq 4-20
Al-Qaida-led Iraqi insurgents issued a video Thursday purporting to show the killing of 20 kidnapped Iraqi police and soldiers, each shot in the head execution-style as they knelt in a row. 4-20
Trouble is brewing for the US in Iraqi Kurdistan: While the Bush administration struggles to stabilize Baghdad, a major new threat is emerging in the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq. If it isn't defused, this crisis could further erode US goals in Iraq - drawing foreign military intervention 4-20
Security developments in Iraq, April 19
Iraqi prime minister orders the arrest of an Iraqi army colonel 4-19
233 Killed in Iraq on Wednesday; 183 in Single Incident in Baghdad; More Than 430 Dead Citizens Since Sunday 4-19
Two Types of Splinter Groups Break from Moqtada al-Sadr 4-19
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker 4-19

At Least 183 Iraqis Killed In Bloodiest Day Since Surge 4-18

Iraq is the "University of Terrorism" 4-17
Former Reagan Pentagon official Lawrence Korb just returned from Iraq. His report: "...do not believe anyone who tells you that the situation is getting better." 4-17
US casualties are up 21% and the Green Zone is turning red. 4-17
Four Hired Guns in an Armored Truck, Bullets Flying, and a Pickup and a Taxi Brought to a Halt. Who Did the Shooting and Why? 4-17
Iraqi Qaeda says it will kill 20 soldiers, police 4-17
Iraqi Papers Monday: Trouble in Basra 4-17
Iraq PM mulls candidates after Sadr govt pullout 4-17
Security Forces Raid Sadr City 4-17
U.S. soldier on trial in Italy for Iraq killing 4-17
Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army abandons the political process in Iraq. 4-16
Five facts about Iraq's Moqtada al-Sadr 4-16
Cheney: "The Democrats will back down on Iraq." 4-16
Senator Hagel: "Prolly not and neither will I." 4-16
Nearly 300 killed in day's Iraq violence. 4-16
Sorry we shot your kid, but here's $500 and a tiny American flag 4-16
Air Force Filling In For Thin-Stretched Army In Iraq 4-16
US forces kill 3 Iraqi police in friendly fire 4-16
9 million tons of American equipment in Iraq 4-16
Gunmen kill 13 Iraqi soldiers at checkpoint 4-16
An organization calling itself "the people of Basra" has rallied for a massive demonstration aiming to replace the governor. 4-16
Security developments in Iraq, April 16
Opinion: G.W. Bush's focus on shaping Iraq has left China ready to shape the world. G.W. Bush's focus on shaping Iraq has left China ready to shape the world. 4-14
About 40 people have been killed and more than 100 hurt in a suicide car bomb attack in Iraq's holy city of Karbala 4-14
Insurgents penetrate deep into heart of Green zone 4-12
Pentagon Extends Tours For All 145,000 Iraq Troops 4-12
The Iraqi resistance only exists to end the occupation: The escalating attacks are not usually aimed at civilians, but are a direct response to the brutal actions of US-led troops 4-12
Troops accused of killing suspects 4-12
Another Vietnam failure dejà vu exposed: barricading off chunks of Baghdad 4-12
US raid on mosque leads to massacre in Baghdad 4-12
Red Cross: Iraq situation getting worse. 4-12
Security developments in Iraq, April 12
The Apple iRack 4-12
Bomb on Baghdad bridge kills 8, cars in river 4-12
"Baghdad once was considered a secular, cosmopolitan metropolis". Now, not so much 4-11
White House: "Protests are a sign that Iraqis can gather and freely express their opinions." Just don't plan on us giving a crap. 4-10
U.S. forces in heavy clashes in Baghdad 4-10
Security developments in Iraq, April 10
Australia special forces going back to Afghanistan 4-10
Sunni clerics set up a fatwa council to counter Al Qaeda 4-10
Shia Sunni Conflict - A Tumour in the heart of Islam 4-10
Iraqi Sunni MP denies weapons cache, accuses Iran, Iraqi government of destroying him 4-10
Good news: Large group of Iraqis perform non-violent protest and no bombs go off. Bad news: The protest was against the US 4-9
Officials: Attacks On Green Zone Increasing 4-9
The increase in U.S. troops caused an increase in U.S. deaths. 4-9
Oxford Academic and Iraqi Government Insider: "The corroded and corrupt state of Saddam was replaced by the corroded, inefficient, incompetent and corrupt state of the new order." 4-9
Iraq PM seeks Japanese support for reconstruction 4-9
Two-thirds of Scots want troops pulled out of Iraq straight away, a poll for BBC Scotland has suggested. 4-9
Scholar deaths "at hands of militias" spur Sunni anger in Iraq 4-9
US, Iraqi troops find weapons stash in raid on Sunni legislator's home 4-9
Attack on Sunni Baghdad Satellite Channel Draws Criticism 4-9
Security developments in Iraq, April 8
The pope doesn't support the troops! Says "Nothing Positive" Is Happening In Iraq 4-8
Renegade Cleric Al-Sadr Urges Attacks On US Troops 4-8
Bush losing top day-to-day Iraq advisor. 4-3
ORDER #39: Capitalism gone wild - Iraq 4-3
Sunni Arab officials said it was inevitable they would have to fight an all-out battle with al Qaeda-linked militants in Iraq' 4-3
The six-day death toll to April 1 was "at least 507 people." 4-3
Baby, GI Among Iraq Truck Bomb Victims 4-3
How bogus letter became a case for war 4-3
The most powerful Shiite cleric in Iraq has rejected an American-backed proposal to allow thousands of former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party to return to government service 4-3
Regardless of the War in Iraq, al Qaeda will Return to the US 4-3
9,000 More "Surge" Troops Headed To Iraq 4-3
And the winner in Iraq is: the Al-Qaeda jihadists 4-3
Iraqi militants jealous about lack of coverage of their hostages 4-4
Indonesian President floats Muslim solution to Iraq: Muslim nations should ultimately replace coalition forces in Iraq after a period of national reconciliation. 4-4
Security developments in Iraq, April 3
Republicans to call for cut and run in Iraq if no progress by August 4-4
Iraqi merchants pissed that John McCain distorted the dangers they face daily just to eke out a living for his campaign "propaganda" 4-4
21 merchants slaughtered at Iraqi market McCain visited yesterday. 4-4
21 Shia market workers pay the price for McCain's photo-op by being ambushed, bound and shot dead 4-5
5 more commas in Iraq. Bonus: Blair tries to pin it on Iran, then admits he has no evidence 4-5
U.S. soldier possibly killed by "friendly-fire" was one of those troops rushed to Iraq in the "surge" who did not receive full training. 4-5
U.S. says helicopter down in Iraq, 4 hurt 4-5
Iraq PM defends media curbs, praises journalists 4-5
Iraqi Official: Security Crackdown Increases Violence Outside Baghdad 4-2
Surge shows results in Baghdad: US death toll twice that of Iraqis for March 4-2
Bush's 2004 chief campaign strategist admits that Kerry was right about Iraq. 4-2
Iraq Justice Minister Resigns over Political Deadlock; Talabani: Success in Talks with Sunni Guerrillas 4-2
Iraq's government has endorsed plans to relocate thousands of Arabs who were moved to Kirkuk as part of Saddam Hussein's campaign to force Kurds out of the oil-rich city 4-2
Security developments in Iraq, April 1
Chalabi says US blew Iraq chance 4-2
Kissinger declares victory in Iraq impossible. 4-2
Gunmen kidnap 19 civilians north of Baghdad 4-2
A Sunni Member of Parliament escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday when a roadside bomb hit his convoy in western Baghdad 4-2

April  2006

Thousands of anti-war demonstrators converge on lower Manhattan to call for an immediate surrender in Iraq 4-29
Iraq war is costing $100,000 per minute 4-29
At least 58 dead in Baqouba fighting: Iraqi police continued to fight insurgents in the streets of the city, 30 miles north-east of Baghdad, and witnesses saw at least two wounded police officers being carried to police vehicles for evacuation. 4-29
Sectarian violence has forced about 100,000 families across Iraq to flee their homes, a top Iraqi official said, and 16 Iraqis were killed Saturday, six of them tortured in captivity. 4-29
Developments in Iraq on April 29
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 27 April 2006
Ex-CIA analyst says US policies in Islamic world have given boost to Al-Qaeda and its leaders. 4-29
The U.S. military's lack of understanding about Iraqi culture helped create the conditions for the insurgency that U.S. forces face there, according to a military adviser who has written a new book about the insurgency. 4-29
Iraq VP warns Americans against striking Iran 4-29
Hundreds of insurgents attacked several police checkpoints in Baquba 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad on Thursday 4-28
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 25 April 2006
Insurgents kill sister and brother of new Iraqi leader 4-28
An incursion into northern Iraq by military units of the Turkish Special Forces was reported Wednesday by a Turkish daily. 4-28
Rice warns Turkey to keep out of Iraq 4-28
Gunmen killed the sister of Iraq's new vice president in Baghdad on Thursday 4-27
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 25 April 2006
Developments in Iraq on April 27 
Rice fails to win Greek support on Iran 4-27
‘No plans to use Pak land in Iran attack’ 4-27
Israel launches satellite to monitor Iran's nuclear program 4-26
In early 2003, even as U.S. forces were on the brink of war with Iraq, the Army had already begun conducting an analysis for a full-scale war with Iran. 4-26
Pepe Escobar : What's really happening in Tehran: There are reasons to believe the leadership is misreading an avalanche of US signs related to the military and psychological preparation for a possible war. 4-26
Troops in Iraq could be cut to 100,000 by next year. Fine print: reductions depend on political and security progress in Iraq. 4-27
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) currently projects past and future Iraq-related expenditures to surpass $500 billion, the war will eventually cost Americans in excess of $2 trillion. 4-27
Iraqi Instability Seeping Into Saudi Kingdom: "Saudi Sunnis are defending Iraqi Sunnis, and Saudi Shiites are defending Iraqi Shiites... There's a fear that it will cause a struggle here." 4-27
Crisis building in White House over Iraq war: A week ago, it was the generals. Now it's the colonels and majors and captains. Moreover, these officers are in uniform and have none of the security from retribution of the generals who had all already retired. 4-27
Rumsfeld, Rice in surprise Iraq visit 4-26
More than half of Americans believe the United States erred in sending troops to Iraq, a poll released Tuesday said, indicating that recent White House efforts to rally support for the war have not been successful. 4-26
32 Kidnapped recruits found shot : There have now been at least 70 killings since Jawad al-Maliki was formally appro-ached on Saturday to head a national unity government. 4-26
Insurgents cripple Iraq oil sector - inspector 4-26
Shiite militias move into oil-rich Kirkuk : Hundreds of Shiite Muslim militiamen have deployed in recent weeks to this restive city -- widely considered the most likely flash point for an Iraqi civil war -- vowing to fight any attempt to shift control over Kirkuk to the Kurdish-governed north 4-26
U.S. finds itself fighting the enemy within as it tries to rebuild Iraq 4-26
Build your own Iraqi police squad for a little cash 4-26
Inspectors Find More Torture at Iraqi Jails: U.S. Pledge to Protect Prisoners 'Not Being Followed' 4-24
61 US Soldiers Killed During April In Iraq. 4-24
Private Military Contractor Sued by Families of Slain Employees 4-24
Developments in Iraq on April 24
Iraqi president expresses concern over Turkish and Iranian troop concentrations on the border 4-24
Sex-Trafficking Resurfaces In Post-War Iraq. 4-24
'If you stand still, you WILL get shot at' - life for Marines in Iraq 4-24
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturday, 22 April 2006
US allies are behind the death squads and ethnic cleansing in Iraq 4-22
As we reported Jan 8, 2005: The Salvador option: Special Forces May Train Assassins, Kidnappers in Iraq 4-22
Iraqi Shiite alliance leaders choose Al-Jaafari ally, Maliki, as premier candidate 4-22
At least seven people were killed in violence across Iraq on Friday, including five police commandos who were shot dead by gunmen near the northern city of Tikrit 4-22
Iraq says ready to negotiate oilfield contracts 4-22
Developments in Iraq on April 22
6 Iraqi soldiers captured, shot to death 4-22
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 20 April 2006
Developments in Iraq on April 21
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 20 April 2006
A second study released on Wednesday was critical of rebuilding efforts, saying the US had failed to make the health of ordinary Iraqi and Afghan citizens a top priority. 4-21
Iraqi Prime Minister Says Resigning Is 'Out of the Question' 4-20
24 hours later: Al-Jaafari Clears Shiites to Replace Him 4-20
A CONTRACTOR in Iraq has pleaded guilty to providing money, sex slaves and designer watches to US officials in exchange for reconstruction contracts. 4-20
Rice: “There Will Be No” Iraqi V-E Day... “Americans Must Be Prepared For Violence To Continue”. 4-20
Annual Spending For Iraq War Has Doubled Since Invasion. 4-20
Baghdad Schoolteacher Beheading Story Turns Out to Be False. 4-20
World Bank mulls return to Iraq 4-20
As Shiite militias' power grew, US failed to act 4-20
9 Bodies Discovered : Three Iraqi university professors shot dead 4-20
U.S. Tank Shells Kill 4 Civilians: Among the victims were small children and women, the source added. 4-20
Fears grow over Sunni backing for Iraq insurgency 4-20
Kurds in Iraq appoint own oil minister 4-20
Developments in Iraq on April 20
IRAQ: Ministry copes with rising numbers of orphaned children 4-19
Robbery, not reconstruction, in Iraq 4-19
Developments in Iraq on April 19
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 18 April 2006
Baghdad street battle smacks of open civil war 4-19
The armed wing of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, the Badr Organization, and Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army have been launching ongoing attacks against fighters in the neighborhood. There is a shorter version of this description. Civil war. 4-19
Clashes Force Closure Of Baghdad District: Sporadic clashes broke out Tuesday between gunmen and Iraqi security forces in a Sunni Arab district of northern Baghdad as soldiers sealed off streets and manned checkpoints a day after a major gun battle there. 4-19
U.S. ignored Shiite militias, focused on Sunni insurgency: U.S. officials were warned for more than two years that Shiite Muslim militias were infiltrating Iraq's security forces and taking control of neighborhoods, but they failed to take action to counteract it, Iraqi and American officials said. 4-19
Gallup: 57% Say U.S. Won't Win in Iraq : In a surprise, the new poll found that 44% of Republicans now back withdrawing some or all troops from Iraq 4-19
According to the findings of a recent survey by local rights NGOs, women were treated better during the Saddam Hussein era -- and their rights were more respected -- than they are now. 4-18
Twelve shooting victims found around Baghdad 4-18
Car bomb kills 11 in Iraq 4-18
Archaeological cost of invasion 4-18
A US assault on the district of Jebail to the south of Fallujah, 50 kilometres west of Baghdad, resulted in the deaths of three Iraqi civilians and the injury of 10 others Monday, Iraqi security sources said. 4-18
In more than 3 years of war, there has never been a positive citing of alleged terror mastermind Abu Musab al Zarqawi. This has led many to believe that he is merely a creation of Pentagon propagandists working with their agents in the western press. Colonel Derek Harvey strengthened those suspicions last week. 4-18
US firms suspected of bilking Iraq funds Millions missing from program for rebuilding 4-17
Billion-Dollar Start Falls Short in Iraq: U.S. Officials Worry About Leaving Baghdad Without Basic Services 4-17
U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 47 for April 4-17
Baghdad postmen pine for days of vicious dogs 4-17
Iraq edges ever nearer to the civil war that's already going on 4-17
Efforts to form a unity government suffered a new setback Sunday as Iraqi leaders postponed a parliament session after failing to agree on a prime minister. 4-17
Marine in Iraq: I now know I wrongfully placed my faith and trust in a presidential administration hopelessly mired in incompetence, hubris and a lack of accountability, successful at only painting us into a corner with no feasible exit 4-17
THE American military is planning a “second liberation of Baghdad” to be carried out with the Iraqi army when a new government is installed. 4-17
Iraqis lining up at a state registry say the best protection against sectarian violence is a new name. 4-17
U.S. arming of Iraq cops skates close to legal line Required checks on rights abuses skipped 4-17
Developments in Iraq on April 17
Officials say they freed a hostage and killed 16 gunmen at a Baghdad site, but locals say it was a mosque and those slain unarmed worshipers. 4-17
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Sunday, 16 April 2006.
Blair refuses to back Iran strike 4-17
Haditha, Iraq 4-14
Brother of Sunni leader murdered in Baghdad 4-14
Developments in Iraq on April 14
Health official abducted in Kirkuk 4-14
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 13 April 2006
Insurgents ambush Iraqi police convoy 4-14
Since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, an alarming number of the country's leading academics have been killed. A human rights organisation puts the number at about a thousand and has a documented list of 105 cases. These professors, it says, were not random casualties - they were assassinated. 4-13
Developments in Iraq on April 13
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Wednesday, 12 April 2006
Infant mortality in Basra is up by 30% 4-13
US April Death Toll In Iraq Reaches Total For All Of March. 4-12
Iraq's interior minister admits 'death squads' have been carrying out sectarian killings, but lays blame for them on other government ministries 4-12
Blood Fruit: The Blowback Harvest Begins 4-12
Iraq After 3 Years of US 'Democracy': Iraq remains gripped by civil strife, death and terror three years after the American-led invasion of the country. A nation that was once united is now disintegrating. Security in Iraq under the occupation no longer exists. 4-12
18 killed as Iraqi politician warns of 'river of blood': Police reported the discovery of the bodies of 11 men aged between 20 and 30 in Mussayeb city, 60 kilometres south of Baghdad. 4-12
A cruel and bloody civil war has started in Iraq, a country that President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair promised to free from fear and establish democracy. I have been visiting Iraq since 1978, but for the first time, I am becoming convinced that the country will not survive. 4-12
Baghdad car bomb kills 5: A car bomb that exploded near a Baghdad restaurant frequented by police killed at least five people on Tuesday, including three policemen 4-12
Ten days after the siege of Falluja was lifted, Toshikuni Doi, a Japanese independent journalist, went into Falluja. His documentary, investigates the causes of, conditions during, and damages from the siege. This film contains graphic images. Viewer discretion advised. 4-11
Daily Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq 4-11
Oil firm soars on Iraq plans 4-11
Iraqis arrested by US-led forces have been vanishing into a "black hole," British Prime Minister Tony Blair's human rights envoy told a Sunday newspaper. 4-11
US corners Iraq wheat market 4-11
Iraqis struggle to cope with lower food rations: Critics blast government's decision to slash subsidies in face of mounting deprivation 4-11
BBC talks with Adel Abdul Mahdi, Iraq's Vice President: Why has he joined the ranks of those calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Jaafari 4-11
Kurds reject Jaafari as PM 4-11
IRAQ: Health workers decry lack of medical supplies 4-11
Iraq Sunnis Reaffirm Opposition to PM 4-11
Colin Powell: Iraq Insurgency "Out Of Control" 4-11
IRAQ: 'You better confess in order to save your life 4-10
Zurich tops quality of life list, Baghdad last 4-10
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturday, 8 April 2006.
Developments in Iraq on April 10
The U.S. still has 15,000 prisoners behind bars in Iraq. Obviously for freedom to march, you have to imprison lots of people and not charge them with anything or ever give them a trial. 4-6
Car Bombing Near Najaf Shrine Kills 10 4-6
Developments in Iraq on April 6
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Tuesday, 4 April 2006
HOW G.I. RESISTANCE CHANGED HISTORY: The new film Sir, No Sir provides a message of hope for the anti-war movement. 4-6
Militant Shiites hold the high cards in any showdown against the U.S. occupying forces -- continued attacks against them would be a decisive defeat for the occupation. 4-6
video posted Wednesday on the Internet in the name of an extremist group claimed to show Iraqi insurgents dragging the burning body of a U.S. pilot on the ground after the crash of an Apache helicopter. 4-6
IRAQ's embattled Prime Minister has refused to give up his claim to head the next government, in spite of American and British pleas. 4-6
Wolfowitz looks at opening World Bank Iraq office 4-6
Rice: There are no permanent military bases in Iraq. Adds "Duh! It's called the Project for the New American Century, not the Project for the New American Forever!" 4-5
Key Iraq Leader Calls for PM to Step Aside 4-5
Iraq court charges Hussein with genocide of Kurds 4-5
Iraq funding bill balloons before Senate panel 4-5
Democracy In Iraq Not A Priority in US Budget 4-5
21 killed in Iraq violence 4-5
Iraq's public TV network a dangerous place to work 4-5
Developments in Iraq on April 4
Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Monday, 3 April 2006
A new report released last Thursday shows that the current death rate from the war in northern Uganda is three times higher than that in Iraq. 4-5
Iraq's interior ministry refusing to deploy US-trained police 4-4
"Despite President Bush's repeated denials, the figures are clear: 900 sectarian killings in a single month in Iraq means a civil war is well under way." 4-4
US and Britain looking for regime change in Iraq 4-4
Saddam Charged With Gassing Kurds in '80s. Men who sold him the gas unavailable for comment 4-4
Deadliest Month Of Year For American Soldiers In Iraq, 13 Dead So Far In April. 4-4
Dahr Jamail: How Massacres Become the Norm 4-4